An exciting opportunity to support the transition of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies (IPCS) into an intellectual and community hub, which fosters collaborations and projects that centre Indigenous sovereignties and cultivate transnational anti-colonial and ant-racist solidarities.

About IPCS

IPCS is an autonomous public education, research, and creative project, now led by First Nations scholars and community organisers and supported by a community of diasporic and racialised scholars, artists, and activists.

Established in 1996, the Institute of Postcolonial Studies (IPCS) is dedicated to interrogating colonial relations shaping what we now know as Australia and the world at large. IPCS holds an unwavering commitment to intellectual and creative work that advances anti-colonial and anti-racist perspectives and struggles.

IPCS works with diverse modes of engagement, including research and creative work, performance, political education, publications, collective inquiry, and discussion.

About the role

The Community Programs Director will provide collaborative leadership and vision for IPCS’ academic, artistic, and cultural programs.

Working closely with the Board, the Community Programs Director will support the transition of IPCS into an intellectual and community hub, which fosters collaborations and projects that centre Indigenous sovereignties and cultivate transnational anti-colonial and ant-racist solidarities.

Working across the education, arts, and community sector, the Community Programs Director will be responsible for developing and delivering public programs and events at the Institute.

The Community Programs Director will also have a strategic leadership role in growing and engaging IPCS's membership programs and fostering a strong and active membership community that contributes to the Institute’s long-term sustainability and impact.

Benefits

• Flexible hours, four weeks annual leave, and cultural leave provisions
• This position is 0.4 FTE, for 12 months with the possibility of ongoing work
• $105,000 pro rata (plus 11% superannuation)
• Opportunities for professional development and training

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Black, Brown and People of Colour, women, young people, queer and gender diverse people, people with a disability, and people with lived experience of colonial injustices.

A position description is attached.